Sadly, new dams upstream in southern China where the Mekong begins its journey through Southeast Asia present potentially damaging environmental problems in a country that has already experienced more than most.

A sort of ‘not another bloody temple’ experience akin to too many European cathedrals in a week or too many masterpieces in the Louvre museum in a day.

Admittedly, the de la Paix is a 5-star hotel, slick and cool with efficient plumbing and an in-house generator that kicks in when the town’s power supply shuts down, which occurred daily while I was there.

A reliable internet connection, sensational food and a bar that wouldn’t look out of place in Miami’s South Beach complete the picture.

Despite the flooding, the lake level is at a historic low and fish harvests are down.

[caption id="attachment_2167" align="alignnone" width="276"] Tonle Sap floating village.[/caption] To recount a Cambodian chronology is to reflect on years of hardship.